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Tonight/Saturday on DISCOVERY channel at 7:30 EST... Mike Rowe has an episode on "crushing abandoned
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I have a 1997 Honda 9.9 outboard on my 1998 H26. I do not see a canister-type oil filter on the moto
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Can anyone tell me if I update my 12v DC accessory control panel if I need to have a reverse polarit
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Can anyone tell me if I update my 12v DC accessory control panel if I need to have a reverse polarit
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Looking for anyones experiences on sailing the Houston area. Places of interest or anywhere to steer
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ohxGA7fpfu0 I saw this and didn't want to wait until the next time the discussion comes up about 'h
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Has anyone added gas struts to the pop top of a mac 26s to lighten the load? if so any suggestions.
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Hi there, anyone knows what this thing is and what it does. Going to change out the exhaust outlet a
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I'm gathering quotes for new sails from several companies. Unfortunately there are no local sail lo
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Hi all, Looking for anchor recommendations. I have a 23-2 and recently bought a 13lb danforth fluke
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Hello all, I'm in the process of getting a new dodger ' bikini for my 1988 Hunter 33.5. I received a
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Hi! We are looking to pull our boat out to park at our house and do some work getting it back in to
The Lesson   (1)
Brian D at 8:59am 11.19.20
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Getting that time of year where I have nothing to do. This sums up 2020...
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Dug22 at 5:01am 11.19.20
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Has anyone used King starboard to replace the bulkheads? I re-placed them two years ago with regular
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1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light
stanirish at 3:11pm 01.05.24
The masthead light on the 1/2 Ton is mounted about halfway up the mast and has 225 degrees. I boug
1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light
stanirish at 3:07pm 01.05.24
He didn't say he had a 360 light. A "masthead light", often called a steaming light, is a forward f
1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light
stanirish at 3:06pm 01.05.24
Yes. If it was designed as a racing boat, it would unlikely to be out cruising and anchoring. Witho
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead
Timm R Oday25 at 1:38pm 01.05.24
I'm not quite sure what you mean "unfastened " . As I am also a huge fan of polyurethane ,apply seve
1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light   (1)
rgranger at 12:26pm 01.05.24
iPad/tablet mounting
kappykaplan at 12:14pm 01.05.24
so much mainsail twist on the VOR65s
danstanford at 12:11pm 01.05.24
Not the best photo but close to the condition I was describing. This looks like the flat top is 75 d
so much mainsail twist on the VOR65s   (1)
danstanford at 12:09pm 01.05.24
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1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light
dlochner at 9:58am 01.05.24
Yes. If it was designed as a racing boat, it would unlikely to be out cruising and anchoring. Withou
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead   (1)
G Newboat at 9:29am 01.05.24
I decided to follow your guys' advice and get a sheet of 1/2" marine plywood. I traced the old one,
Catalina 16.5 spinnaker
PaulK at 8:46am 01.05.24
You could certainly hoist a 420 spinnaker on a Catalina 16.5, but it might be too small to function
Display engine instruments on Raymarine C120 chart plotter.
BarryL at 8:41am 01.05.24
Hey, That looks great. Very clean installation. Nice job. Barry
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PaulK at 8:16am 01.05.24
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Display engine instruments on Raymarine C120 chart plotter.   (2)
RoyS at 6:45am 01.05.24
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Winter checkup
sailme88 at 6:33am 01.05.24
I went to the lake yesterday and found the power off to the Wet Dog. It turned out to be a bad powe
Winter checkup
American_Mainsail at 5:57am 01.05.24
Those Marinco fans are such a great concept but a huge pain in practice. They use a NiCad battery, s
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Will Gilmore at 2:04am 01.05.24
Does that give your son more or less leeway to perform? I'm guessing he feels a lot less pressure w
Towing options
Blitz at 9:14pm 01.04.24
For what it's worth: The Boat US saltwater unlimited gold membership does pay for dock to dock tow f

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